Toy cannon.



1. H. BURGHEHl TOY CANNON.

APPLlC-ATION FILED SEPT. I. |917- Patented Mzu. 26, 1918.

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1. H. BURGHER.

TOY CANNON.

' admiran amarres ramena JAMES H. BURGHER, F RUSSELL'VLLE, KENTUCKY.

TOY CANNN.

Specification o Letters latent.

Patented 2d, italici.

Application niet?. September 7, 1917. Serial No. 190,215.

To all lwhom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. Benutzen, a citizen of the United States, residing at Russellville, in the county of Logan and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Toy Cannons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to toys, and it relates more particularly to toy guns or cannons.

One of the objects oi this invention is to provide an improved form oi rapid tiring gun or cannon of the magazine type.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which may be manipulated with ease by a child `er other person'who is inexperienced and inexpert in the manipulation of machinery generally.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this character which is so simple. of construction that it may be manul factured and vended at the minimum cost.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which is strong and durable.,

and which will not easily get out of repair.

Other objects and advantages may become apparent to persons who read the fol- -lowing detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawings in which,"

Figure 1 is a side elevation view, the front portion being shown in vertical section, certain elements of the rear portion being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, and-.-

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical 4sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

In these drawings, in which similar reference characters correspond'to similar parts throughout the several views, `the barrel of the cannon preferably'consists oi arear section 10, a front section 11 and a middle section 11a the sections 11a and 11 being united at 12 and secured by any appropriate means, while they sections 11a and 10 are united at 12a. The barrelmay e formed of wood, metal, or other material according to the requirements or desire of the manufacturer.

The barrel is mounted upon an axle 13, the latter being mounted upon wheels 111-.

Brace rods 15 extend from the axle to the lrear end of the front section 11 and are secured thereto by suitable means such as shown in 16. A limber 17 has its i'ront end portion secured to the axle 13 and to brackets with a concentric bore 22, and the section l()` is provided with a cavity 23, so that the section 10 constitutes a housing which communicates with the bore 22, which latter communicates with a concentric bore 2i which extends entirely throughout the length of the section 11. llhe section 11 is provided with an eccentric bore 25 which constitutes a magazine in which the balls or missiles 26 are stored preparatory to shootv Uf.

ing the same through the section 11. course, the balls being round, the bores 24 and 25 are circular in cross section, or cylindrical, vand i provide a circular inlet opening 27 which is normally 'closed by a plug 28, the latter being provided with a sight 29 which is formed thereon, 'and which also serves as a handle whereby the plug; 28 may be removed. A partition 30 separates the bores 24: and 25, andl this partition is provided'with an aperture 31 at its rear end. A plunger 32 is mounted for longitudinal movement through the bore 22, this plunger being provided with a head 33 which is of a diameter greater than that oi the bore 22, so that it serves as a stop, while the rear end of the sectionV 11a serves as a stopwvhich coperates with the stop 33 for limiting forward movement of the plunger 32. T he head 33 is provided with a rearward extensioh or apertured lug 34C. A hooked member 35 has its iront end connected to lug 34E `by a pivot l36. The ree end of the link of hook member 35 is provided with a shoulder-37 and with a rearward extension 38. rlhe member 35 is also provided with a depending hump or guide element 39. The function of the link 35 will presently appear.

The section 11a is provided with a pair of eccentric chambers or bores 40 in which are seated a pair of retractile springs 41 which have their front ends secured to the section 11EL and extend rearwardly and have their rear ends secured to the head 33. Therefore, these springs are operable to draw the plunger 32 forward instantaneously so as to shoot the balls 2G one by one from the muzzle of the cannon.

'I he operating mechanism consists of a wheel or rotary member '42` which is supported on an axle 43, the latter beingv supported by the hangers 19 and being rotatable therein. `The rotary member 42 is provided with a beveled gear wheel 43- which is fixed with relation to the member 42, and is rotatable by means of a beveled pinion 44, the latter being supported by and rotatable by means of a crank shaft 45 which is-provided with a handle 46 andis journaled in the handle 20.

The rotary member 42 is provided with diametrically opposed teeth or projections 47.

The operation of the device is as follows:

When it is desired Ato load the magazine inclined, The plunger 32 is normally in its forward position, so that the rearmost ball 26 is prevented from dropping through the aperture 31. Now, it being desirable to shoot, the handle 46 is turned, thereby turning the wheel or pinion 44, the wheel 43, and the rotary member or preparatory actuator 42, so as to bring one of the teeth 47 into engagement with the shoulder 37, for

drawing the latter rearward and therebyy drawing the plunger into its rearmost position as lshown in the drawings. When the plunger 32 and the link 35 have reached their rearmost position, the shoulder'38 is arrested, in its downward movement, by means of a stop 48, while the' contiguous tooth 47 continues its downward movement until it is disengaged from the shoulder 37, whereupon, theplunger 32 and the link 35 are free to be drawn quickly forwardby means of the springs 41. However, one of the balls 26. will have dropped 'through the opening 31, in' front of the plunger 32, so that the latter drives this ball with considerable velocity through the bore 24. `In

order to prevent the link' 35from dropping too low, the depending element 35 coper- 1 ates with the cylindrical surface of the memher 42 and with the bottom of the housing income 10, the element 39 thus supporting the free e5 end of the link 35 while each tooth 47 moves yinto engagement with the shoulder' 37.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a device of this character which is thoroughly sane and' practical as '70 vention is not limited to these exact details 1. A, magazine gun comprising a barrel having a longitudinal bore through which the missiles are discharged, said barrel also having a magazine and having a partition between said magazine and said longitudinal bore, said partition being provided with an aperture through which the missiles pass from the magazine to said longitudinal bore l said barrel being also provided with a sight and with an opening in which said sight is normally fitted, said sight being removable from said opening for allowing the missiles to be placed in said magazine.

2. lA gun comprising a bore through which the missiles are discharged, a magazine communicating with said bore and op- '95 "plunger forward in said bore, sofas to discharge the` respective 'missiles and to pre-4 vent the immediate feeding of other of said missiles while the dischargeis taking place, a hooked member having one end pivotally connected with saidplunger and having its 'hook extending downward, a gear wheel `supported under said hooked member and provided with radial extensions, a gear wheel meshing with the first said gear wheel,

a shaft carrying the second said gear Wheel and extending rearwardly therefrom, and a handle for rotating said shaft and thereby rotating said wheels so as to carry said radial extensions into engagement with said hook and to move the latter rearwardly.

3. A toy cannon comprising primarily separate` front and rear and intermediate 1'15 barrel sections normally united by appropriate means, the front section comprising a discharge bore and a magazine which eX'- tendl approximately throughout the length of said front section which latterv also has an 1320 opening through which missiles may' pass from said magazine into said discharge bore,

said intermediate section being formed with a bore which is alined with said discharge bore, said intermediate section being alsoj126 formed with recesses at opposite sides of its bore, rear section comprismg a housing" which communicates with said recesses, a

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plunger slidable through the bore of said is caused to dischargethe missiles after 'Ibe- 10 intermediate section, anactuator extending ing moved rearward by said actuator.

into saidv housing, means for operatively V In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature connecting ,said actuator with said plunger in presence of two Witnesses.

5 for-moving the latter rearward and springs I each having one end extendin into onel of. JAMES H' BURGHER said recesses nand secured to sald intermediy Witnesses: ate section andy having its other end secured A. J. PAGE; to said plunger, whereby 'the said plunger. T. D. EVANS. 

